Exterminator.



H. LONGAUER.

EXTERMINATOR.

APPucATloN man MAYzl, 19u, 1,239,799., mam Sept. 11,1917.

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INVENTOR H. LONGAUER. EXTERMINATOR. 'APPLICATION FILED MAYzl, 191i.`

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secured upon a pivot 17, has one end engaged with the longitudinal rod l2 and its other end engaged with a sliding frame 18, which is supported by the frame work l of the machine, so that it can be reciprocated transversely o1 the machine by the bell crank lever 16 in a manner which will be readily understood from an inspection of the drawings. A bed plate 19 is rigidly secured to the frame work 1, and preferably as low down as possible and extends longitudinally the entire length of the machine. Above the bed plate 19 is located the crusher plate 20. Guides 21 are rmly secured to the frame work 1, and the crusher plate 20is provided with arms 22, which are provided with vertical slots to receive the guides 21. This construction permits the crusher plate 20 to be moved parallel with the bed plate 19, and also to be moved up and down with respect to the bed plate 19. An arm 23, secured to the sliding frame 18, is loosely engaged with the crusher plate 20, s0 that as the sliding frame 18 is reciprocated by the bell crank scribed.

^ insects are collected, in a manner to be herelever 16, the crusher plate 20 will also beVV reciprocated transversely of the machine, and can be raised or lowered with respect to the bed plate 19, in a manner hereinafter de- In the operation of the exterminator the inafter described, upon the bed plate 19, and are crushed by the crusher plate 2O descending upon them. The crusher plate 20 is A plate 24 provided with an inclined camIA member 25,- is secured to a part of the frame work 1 by a pivot 26. This plate 24 and the l inclined cam member 25 are kept depressed ordinarily by a spring 27. Projections 28 are provided at the inner ends of the crusher plate 2O and are adapted to slide under the inclined cam members 25 when the crusher plate 20 is moved outward, and to ride over Y the tops of the inclined cam members 25 when the crusher plate is moved inward. The inclined camy members 25 are shorter than .the extent of movement of the crusher plate 20, so that the projections 28 will clear the `inclined cam members 25 at both limits of movement'of the crusher plate 20. It will be clear from an inspection of Figs. 3 and 4 of thevdrawings, that with this construction, when the crusher plate 20 is moved outwardly or insects thereon, while it will be elevated above the bed plate 19 as it is moved inwardly until itreaches lits/inward limit of movement. At this time it'will be freed from the inclined cai.. members 25 and will drop upon th.l bed plate 19 or the insects thereon. l. t

Beaters 29 are supported from the U- frames 2, to strike againi'zt the vegetation and knock the insects therefrompon to the collecting plates 8. y These beatersmay be constructed in any suitable manner, and those illustrated by the drawings are simply loosely hanging frames of rod or wire, which extend longitudinally of :the eXterminator, as clearly shown by the drawings. Transverse beaters 30, may alsobe provided to dislodge theV insects, andthey maybe lo-v cated wherever they arethought to be de-4 sirable. Preferably the transverse beaters 30 are located at` the rear end of the, exterminator, and'consist of light doors, which are hinged in a vertical position and may be provided with light springs, not shown, which tend te keep them in their closed positions, but which permit them to yield outwardly when slight resistance Vis oi'ered. By making these transverse beaters as doors, they act asy paddles to throw the insects dislodgedby'them into the exterminator, on the collecting plates 3. Guards or casings 31 may be provided along the sides of the exterminator to insurethe insects dislodged from the vegetation dropping upon the collecting'g, plates 3. Y

The exterminator may ybe, propelled in any suitable manner, either manually or by animal or other power, by'means of a pole 32, for example. v Y Y The reference numerals v33, 34 and 35 des- Vignatel Scrapers which are loosely hingedv tov Y the crusher plate 20 and scrape the insects from the collecting plates 3 on to the'bed plates 19 when the crusher plates are moved outwardly, as" will be Y'readily understood from an inspection of Figs'. 1 and 2 of the drawings.

That is claimed is: Y

1. The combination in aneXterminator, of a frame work, a beater, a collecting plate, a crusher plate, means for causing the crusher plate to rise and fall` and means for icc intermittently actuating the crusher plate.

2. VThe combination in an exterminator, of a frame work, a beater, a collecting plate, a bed plate, a crusherplate, and means for intermittently withdrawing the 'crusher plate from the bed thereagainst.

3. The combination in an eXterminator,

p of a framework. a beater, al collecting plate,

a bedplate, a crusher plate, al wheel, actuating mechanism secured to said wheel,

v `means actuated bysaid actuating mechait will be in contact with the bed plate 19 'nism for transversely reciprocating saidplate and returning it nism for transversely reciprocating said l0 Crusher plate, a scraper, and means for elevating' said Crusher plate above said bed plate as it is being moved in' one direction with respect thereto.

In Witness whereof I hereto alix my sig- 15 nature.

HUBERT LONGAUER.

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